Farley, Ferrari Victorious in Ceres Juices 10k

Runners making a turn
on to the main road in the early stages of the Ceres Juices 10K Series tour
stop on Beef Island. PHOTO; Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

With
overall men and women's leaders Reuben Stoby and Rosmond Johnson competing in
the NACAC Petit-Bourg 10K in Guadeloupe on Saturday afternoon, Julius Farley
and Claudia Ferrari were victorious in the return of the Ceres Juices 10K
Series tour stop Saturday morning on Beef Island.

Farley
who had been finishing behind Stoby in the better part of the series, avenged
an earlier loss to Guy Williamson in Carrot Bay, by pulling away from his rival
on the second of three loops to finish one minute ahead. He cut the tape at 40
minutes and 33 seconds. Williamson was timed in 41:32.

"We
did the first lap and a half together and Guy was trailing close behind and
then I managed to ease him off a bit and continued," Farley noted. "I was
looking to do about 40 minutes and I'm quite satisfied with 40:33."

Williamson
said he didn't have the fitness and Farley kept a nice steady pace all the way
around. "I tried to stick with it, but I'm happy with my time," he said. "I did
what I could but he pushed a nice pace."

Ferrrari--preparing
for the Nov 1 New York Marathon along with four others in the race--was the
women's winner in 53:21 and said she was quite surprised. "I've never come
first before," she explained. "I've been doing a lot of training. I'm doing the
New York Marathon in two weeks. This is good preparation and I've done a lot of
training so it shows that the preparation pays off."

The
series season finale is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Nov 7 in Road Town. The race
will head down to Sea Cows Bay, with a turnaround by the Ellis Thomas Downs.
Awards will be doled out following the event.

In
Guadeloupe, Stoby ran 40:31 on the tough looped course while Johnson had a time
of 52:58.